Quotes About Youth

I spent my entire youth being in love with gay men because they were the most interesting and compassionate people I knew.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

If I can go compete with the young guys during training in the offseason, I should be fine during football.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

Kids should be encouraged to compete.

I don't see myself as having to compete with younger actresses; I don't feel that.

I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un.

I grew up watching LeBron and asking him to follow me back on Twitter, going to his camps. So just to be able to compete against a player like him and be a few shots away from beating him and his team to go to a championship is something I will always remember.

When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.

For any young rider even competing in the San Remo is one of the biggest things - but to win it is beyond emotion. You can't put it into words.

I've been competing since I was 8.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice.

I was in band all the way through high school, and I played in jazz competitions all across Iowa.

I was a competitive guy growing up.

For kids it's natural to be competitive.

Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.

There's something about that 15- to 18-year-old boy, the time of their life that you can really impact them, not only on the field but off the field and still get the competitiveness that I love.

Having experience gives me an advantage against the younger players as well as the other competitors out there.

If you ask any of my close friends, they know I always complain that I never get to play my age.

I have no complaints about my childhood.

I made my first complete song when I was 9.

We live in one of the most complex ages for young, professional women.

I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated.